Cement News tagged: Environmental
Parliamentary Committee Prods Chilanga Cement PLC.
The Parliamentary Committee on Energy, Environment and Tourism has urged Chilanga Cement PLC to
Chavez orders Cemex inspection
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez ordered an environmental inspection of a plant owned by Cemex after residents complained about pollution.
Strict monitoring planned
Holcim says emission monitoring at its proposed $200m plant at Weston, near Oamaru, would be well above regulatory requirements.
Castle Cement told to clean up its act
The Environment Agency has issued the Castle Cement’s Padeswood plant with an enforcement notice after an investigation and is even preparing to take the firm to court.
Hard rain falls
A rain shower coinciding with an unexpected dust emission created problems for home and car owners in La Salle, Illinois.
Holcim confident of meeting codes; Application about ’sustainable management’
Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd’s application to build a $200m cement plant near Weston is not about economics versus the environmen
Government approves P1bn Holcim Philippines mine’s sustainable rehabilitation plan
In a signing ceremony Wednesday, Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Director Horacio C. Ramos said that the Philippine government is optimistic that the MRP will ensure that no abandoned mine will aga
Cemex improves on safety record
Cemex UK celebrated an accident free year at its Rugby production plant last week.
China issues clean production directives
According to Xinhua Net, China has issued its clean production
Tyre chips fuel successful kiln trials
Tarmac Buxton Lime and Cement say the trial use of tyre chips as an alternative fuel in their high-temperature cement kiln at Tunstead Quarry
Cement plant hearing to proceed
A local pressure group opposing a $200 million cement plant near Weston, New Zealand
New York state enforcement against cement plant
St. Lawrence Cement has agreed to pay a $285,000 penalty and improve monitoring to settle smokestack emission violations at its Hudson Valley cement plant in Catskill,
Homes plan for old cement works
Plans for 160 new homes along with industrial workshops in the former Chinnor Cement Works
Fairness must dictate NZ emissions policy
Like it or not, New Zealand has ratified the Kyoto protocol, which means it needs to reduce its net emissions of greenhouse gases
UK cement industry cuts CO2 emissions by over 3.9Mt
The UK cement industry has cut its carbon dioxide emissions by 29% between 1990 and 2006, giving a CO2 saving of over 3.9Mt over this period,
China to phase out cement mixers in major cities to improve energy efficiency
China’s 127 major cities plan to ban cement mixing at construction sites in an effort to protect the environment and reduce energy consumption, the Ministry of Commerce announced on Wednesday.